It requires tropical conditions and high temperatures to
survive. The soil should have good drainage property and high
level of organic
matter."

Occurrence

1) The plant is species is native to India, Vietnam and
Philippines. It has been domesticated in China and is less used in
South-east Asia.

Edible parts

World wide use
Root

Used by tribal community in Jawhar
Tuber

Method of consumption

Jawhar tribal
Tubers are boiled and cooked as vegetable

Nutritional and medicinal information

Pharmaceutical significance

Literature review:

A study conducted on the phenolic content of the root crop
showed that D esculenta is a rich source of phenolic
compounds with antioxidant property. (Manickam Murugan, Veerabahu
Ramasamy Mohan, 2012)

A study investigated antifertility effects of ethanol extract of
Dioscorea esculenta tuber on male rats. The result
concluded that the treatment inhibited sperm concentration,
motility and testosterone which might result in a male fertility.
((V.R.Mohan et al, 2011)